- missus, the
- My wife
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
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missus — [[t]mɪ̱sɪz[/t]] also missis 1) N SING: poss/the N Some people refer to a man s wife as his missus. [INFORMAL] That s what bugs my missus more than anything... I do a bit of shopping for the missus. Syn: old lady 2) N VOC In some parts of Britain … English dictionary
missus — • bit of a lad s term for the wife, usually the missus. i.e. I can t come dahn the pub, the missus will go mental … Londonisms dictionary
